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Deaths by Cause of Death

Short codes for statistics. KIA, MIA and DOW are the combat set; the rest group accidents, disease, and other deaths. The long narrative stays on each person record.

KIA — Killed in action MIA — Missing in action DOW — Died of wounds KOAS — Killed on active service DOAS — Died on active service POW — Died as prisoner of war FF — Friendly fire DUTY — Died on duty MVA — Motor vehicle accident AA — Aircraft accident DROW — Drowned SEA — Lost at sea ACC — Accident SHOT — Shot MURD — Murdered SUIC — Suicide DIS — Died of disease NAT — Natural causes DISCH — Died after discharge UNK — Unknown

Accidentally killed 260 records

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Force Date of Death
21919 Rothman Napoleon N Private 2nd SAP 1940-12-07
21934 Roux Hans Jacob Beukes H J B Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1945-04-01
22422 Schoeman Michael Phillipus M P Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 31 Road Construction Coy. UDF 1944-09-03
22561 Scott William Martinus W M Trooper Natal Mounted Rifles UDF 1944-02-01
22944 Sherman Abe A Lance Corporal 3rd South African Infantry UDF 1917-05-31
22962 Shiers Reuben R Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-03-27
23221 Singleton Arthur William A W Sergeant 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10
23333 Slinger Philip P Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-07-10
23349 Smal Hermanus Christoffel H C Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-11-11
23370 Smerdon William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 2 Anti-Tank Regiment UDF 1945-04-07
32990 Smit Francois Du Preez F D P Private South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) Provost School SADF 1987-08-04
32991 Smit Gerhard G Private Provost School SADF Unknown
23669 Snashall Douglas Arthur D A Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) M.t. UDF 1916-11-30
23872 Spendu Josiah J Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1916-04-18
23892 Spogter Jacobus J Private Cape Corps UDF 1943-11-15
23943 Stagman Joseph Richard Huskisson J R H Gunner South African Mounted Rifles 2nd Permanent Bty. UDF 1916-06-01
24122 Stevens Henry H Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1st UDF 1919-06-22
33099 Stewart Gregory MacKenzie G M Corporal 44 Parachute Brigade Pathfinder Company SADF 1988-03-20
24390 Strydom Johannes Jacobus J J Burgher Mounted Commandos Van der Merwe's Commando UDF 1914-12-06
24655 Symons Alfred Samuel Woolfrey A S W Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10
24754 Tarr Gerald Frank G F Warrant Officer Class II 31 Squadron UDF 1946-01-08
24767 Tatham Ion Mordaunt I M Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No. 16 Training Squadron UK 1917-07-11
24862 Taylor Stanley Victor S V Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 10th Armoured Car Coy. UDF 1942-04-01
33250 Theron Harry Cornelus H C Private South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) 1 Maintenance Unit SADF 1973-05-15
25116 Thompson Gordon G Airman 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 26th (South African) Squadron UK 1916-11-28
25133 Thompson Lawrence L Private Cape Corps UDF 1942-07-09
25249 Tigela William W Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-05-04
33293 Titus Karel K Private South African Infantry Corps (Corps) SA Cape Corps SADF 1982-05-02
25302 Tivers John Anton J A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-10-02
25437 Traut Charles Myles C M Private 1st South African Infantry UDF 1917-03-22
25493 Trompetter Antonie Coenraad A C Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport No. 1 Auxiliary Horse Company UDF 1919-06-14
25585 Tsolo Jane S J S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1941-11-02
26490 Van Aardt Johannes Petrus Steyn J P S Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) UDF 1940-08-07
26646 Van Der Merwe Johannes Lodewikus Andrias J L A Sergeant Q Service Corps (Corps) UDF 1944-06-29
33449 Van Der Merwe Dawid Schalk D S Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion SADF 1984-09-19
37960 Van Der Merwe Daan P D P Constable Primrose CID SAP 1947-11-10
37961 Van Der Merwe Daan P F J Constable Primrose CID SAP 1955-05-28
38035 Van Heerden Schalk Willem S W 2nd Class Sergeant Kuilsrivier SAP 1939-07-31
38056 Van Niekerk Johannes Petrus Eygelaar J P E Constable 37 Dist (Heidelberg) Tvl Div SAP 1948-01-03
27228 Venables Albert A Trooper South African Horse 3rd UDF 1916-05-21
27334 Victor Rudolph Van Der Muelen R V D M Private 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles) UDF 1914-09-10
27488 Vorster C J Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) UDF 1941-05-18
27754 Warner Christopher Herbert C H Private 1st Reserve Brigade UDF 1943-01-06
27894 Waud George Stanley G S Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey UDF 1944-03-07
28015 Welch N Jack N J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals (Corps) UDF 1940-09-22
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 4th Armoured Car Regiment UDF 1942-09-13
28359 Willcox Charles C Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry 3rd Bn. UK 1919-12-04
28397 Williams Charlie C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) UDF 1942-06-24
28458 Williams Jacob J Private Cape Corps 2nd UDF 1918-07-25
38266 Wills Evely Johnson E J Lance Sergeant Eastern Cape SAP 1952-06-21